Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30441
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Zéphir
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Prudhomme de Fontenay
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Unknown outcome
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1742
Date voyage began 1741-10-27
Date trade began in Africa 1742-04-10
Date vessel departed Africa 1742-07-14
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1742-09-17
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 325
Middle passage (days) IMP 65
Captain and Crew Captain's name Richard de La Pinardière
Crew at voyage outset 22
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 233
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 233
Total slaves embarked IMP 233
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 231
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 231
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 2
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources mettas,I: Mettas, Jean, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises au XVIIIe Siècle; Tome 1, Nantes (Paris, 1978); Tome 2, Ports Autres que Nantes (Paris, 1984), édité par Serge et Michelle Daget.